Juice linked to weight gain in preschoolers study shows
A CDC led study finds that sweet drinks including fruit juice double the risk of significant weight gain in 3 and 4 year olds already overweight. Normal weight children show little effect. The AAP advises 4 to 6 ounces daily.
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Children Surviving Cancer Report High Quality Of Life
Chicago AP finds eight to twelve year olds who survived cancer report happiness and good adjustment after treatment. Parents may misjudge their children’s coping while survivors feel more normal and hopeful and doctors urge reassurance. Dr Smita Bhatia leads the study at City of Hope Medical Center.
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Childhood cancer survival rate climbs
More than 75 percent of children with cancer now survive at least five years, up from about 65 percent in the mid 1970s. An Orange County boy, Sebastian, who endured radiation, chemotherapy, and a stem cell transplant in 2002, is cancer free and reflects on the improved outcomes and support from friends during his battle.
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Childhood Cancer Survival Gains Highlight Long Term Well Being
The National Cancer Institute notes survival rates for childhood cancer exceed 75 percent for at least five years, a rise from about 60 percent in the mid 1970s, as treatments improve. Researchers stress long term well being alongside survival as a goal.
AAP urges stronger breast feeding guidance nationwide
Health in brief reports the American Academy of Pediatrics calling human breast milk uniquely superior to infant formula. It recommends mothers sleep close to babies to aid feeding and avoid pacifiers in early weeks, with six months of exclusive breast feeding and no formula juice or baby food.
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Victims Day prompts Capitol Hill visit over medical suits
The Center for Justice & Democracy brings about 50 victims and relatives to Capitol Hill to oppose Bush era limits on medical malpractice lawsuits. The group includes a daughter of a woman harmed by chemotherapy overdose, a mother of a child with birth brain damage, and a mother of a man who died after brain surgery.
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